This page gathers the 5,895 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “UK” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 35 of 59: from “nonpatrial” to “on the hoof”.
- nonpatrial noun One who is not a patrial.
- nonregent noun A master of arts or other subjects whose regency has ceased, and therefore is no longer obliged to lecture.
- noodle verb To engage in frivolous behavior; to fool around or waste time.
- nor conj Than.
- normal for Norfolk adj Peculiar or odd.
- north of the border noun Scotland
- northern adj Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)
- Norway-plus noun A proposal for a post-Brexit settlement that would have consisted of membership of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the…
- Norwich Pharmacal order noun A court order granted against a third party which has been innocently mixed up in wrongdoing, forcing the disclosure of documents or…
- nose to tail adj Arranged in close formation, one behind the other.
- noser noun An indulgence in nosiness or other curiosity.
- nosey parker noun An overly inquisitive or prying person.
- nosh noun Food.
- nosh off verb To eat (something).
- nosy noun A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.
- not at all intj A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.
- not for prep Not to be subjected to (a procedure); indicates that the patient, or relevant carers or next of kin, have specifically requested that the…
- not long adv Fairly recently.
- not touch with a barge pole verb To avoid something at all costs; to refuse to associate with something; (signifies a strong aversion).
- note noun That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.
- note-bash verb To learn the most basic aspects of a piece of music (such as the notes and rhythm) via rote repetition, without regard for tempo, dynamics…
- notelet noun A notecard; a small folded sheet of notepaper, often with a decorative design on the front, intended for a short letter or note.
- nothing ball noun a ball which presents little attacking threat
- nott adj Of an animal: having no horns; polled.
- noughties noun The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.
- noughts and crosses noun A two-player game played on a three-by-three grid, in which players take it in turns to place their respective symbol (either a nought or a…
- number plate noun Either of a pair of rectangular metal plates bearing an alphanumeric code, fixed to the front and rear of a motor car to show its identity…
- number six noun Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”).
- Numberwang noun A situation involving a bewildering succession of numbers.
- nun noun A prostitute.
- nunu noun Urine.
- nursery noun An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.
- nursery school noun An educational institution for small children (normally around 3 to 5 years old, who not yet have begun primary school).
- nut verb To hit deliberately with the head; to headbutt.
- nutcase noun An eccentric or odd person.
- nutil adj Useless.
- nutter noun An eccentric, insane, crazy or reckless person.
- nutty adj Extravagantly fashionable.
- nutty slack noun A cheap fuel consisting of slack (“coal dust”) and nuts (“small lumps of coal”); unlike other solid fuels it was not rationed during the…
- oaf-rocked adj Weak of intellect from infancy.
- obs and gynae noun the study or field of obstetrics and gynaecology
- obscene adj Liable to corrupt or deprave.
- OC noun Initialism of out of character.
- octillion num A thousand trillion trillion, a billion billion billion: 1 followed by 27 zeros, 10²⁷.
- odd and curious adj On the Isle of Man, the common or general man.
- odd bod noun A temporary crew member who joins a mission with an established crew.
- oddlings noun The particulars, as leading to a certain outcome.
- odds and bods noun Synonym of odds and sods (“miscellaneous items”).
- odds and sods noun Miscellaneous items.
- odeon noun A cinema of the Odeon Cinemas chain.
- odour of sanctity noun A sweet smell, usually likened to that of flowers, said to be emitted by the bodies of saints during their life, or especially at or after…
- of prep For (a given length of time).
- off adj Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
- off one's box prep_phrase Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
- off one's head prep_phrase Insane, crazy.
- off-centre adj Displaced from the centre.
- off-reckoning noun An allowance formerly made to certain British officers from the money appropriated for army clothing.
- off-roll verb To remove (a pupil) from the list of those enrolled at a school, for illegitimate reasons such as improving the school's examination…
- off-the-peg adj Ready-made in a range of standard sizes (not tailor-made).
- offcome noun An apology; excuse.
- offence to be taken into consideration noun An additional criminal offence which a defendant agrees to admit to following their conviction, which is formally taken into account when…
- office noun A ministry or other department of government.
- offside noun The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
- offy noun An off-licence.
- oggy noun A Cornish pasty.
- oh ar intj Used to indicate agreement.
- oi intj Said to get someone's attention; hey.
- oi oi intj A greeting.
- oik noun a member of the lower classes.
- oil painting noun A physically attractive person.
- old adj Being a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
- old ale noun Any dark, malty, relatively strong beer.
- Old Bill noun A police officer.
- old boy noun An alumnus, especially of a public school.
- old chap noun Affectionate term of address for a man.
- old fellow noun Synonym of old chap (“affectionate term of address for a man”).
- old gentleman noun A playing card that is almost imperceptibly longer than the others in the deck, used by cheats.
- old girl noun An alumna, especially of a public school.
- old lady noun The Bank of England, sometimes referred to as the “Old Lady of Threadneedle Street” or simply “The Old Lady”.
- old man noun Term of address for a male friend, irrespective of age.
- old mate noun In general, any person, whose specific identity can be deduced from context.
- old money noun The monetary system used in the United Kingdom and Ireland before decimalisation in 1971 and consisting of pounds, shillings, pence and…
- old sweat noun An experienced soldier.
- olds noun One's parents.
- ole noun Overhead line equipment.
- olive noun An oystercatcher, a shore bird of genus Haematopus.
- Olympic breakfast noun An extremely large full breakfast, typically the largest on a given menu and including several servings of every ingredient.
- on adj Acceptable, appropriate.
- on lobby terms prep_phrase Communicated by a political source to the press on the understanding that the source will not be named.
- on offer prep_phrase For sale at a reduced price.
- on sale prep_phrase Available for purchase.
- on the bench prep_phrase Waiting to command his first vessel and assume the position of post-captain, ensuring further promotion will remain a matter of seniority…
- on the blanket prep_phrase Wearing a blanket instead of prison clothes (as a protest by political prisoners who wanted to distinguish themselves from criminals).
- on the blink prep_phrase Usually of a mechanical or electrical device, functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well.
- on the blob prep_phrase Menstruating; on one's period.
- on the district prep_phrase Of a midwife: associated with a particular hospital, and travelling to attend patients in the nearby area.
- on the door prep_phrase At the entrance to a public place (and staffing it, e.g. to check the IDs of people entering).
- on the flat prep_phrase On level ground.
- on the game prep_phrase Working as a thief.
- on the hoof prep_phrase Without proper thought or preparation; done as one goes.